Improvement in cord-guides for sewing-machines



H- HORN.

Carder and Cord Guide for Sewing Machines.

No. 112,810. Patented March 21, 1871.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY HORN, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN O. FAIRBAIRN, OFSAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORD-GUIDES FOR SEWlNG- MACHlNES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 112,810, dated March21, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY HORN, of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukeeand State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Gorder andCord-Guide for Sewin g- Machines; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable those skilled in the- 11161113, as those usually constructed ofinor than one piece frequently do.

On reference to the drawing, Figure 2 represents a plan view of myimproved device attached to the presser-foot of a sewing-machine. Fig. 1represents a section on the line 00 a of Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a presser-foot of ordinary construction, to which the shoeor corder, B is attached by means of the screw a. The said corder isconstructed with an upwardly-projecting flange, b, on its front side,and a corresponding upward-curved form, (I, on the rear side, formingbetween these two sides a plain portion of the same width as thepresserfoot, to which latter it is secured on the under side of the sameby a set-screw, a, in a manner to prevent any lateral movement of theshoe or corder.

D represents an extension of the corder, which forms the support of thecord-guide O,

which latter consists of a small tube, that may be either soldered tothe support D or be formed of a prolongation of the same, which may bereduced to the proper thickness and bent up into the desired form, andhave the edges joined by soldering or otherwise.

The corder B is provided with grooves on its under side to hold the endin place while it is being sewed into the fabric.

It will be readily seen that my improved device may be stamped out ofsheet metal, all in one piece, in a die of suitable form to give theproper form to the shoe or part B, the extension D, and a plain blankportion of the proper size and form from which to roll up the tube C.

After being struck out in the die, it is only required to bend theextension D, turn up the tube 0, and tap out the hole for the screw a,all of which is a simple and cheap process, whereby I am enabled toprovide a very simple, cheap, and durable cording device, which, byreason of being made of one piece, requires no adjustment of parts, asdo those as heretofore constructed of two or more parts, which is oftena very delicate and tedious operation, requiring considerable expensefor its ready accomplishment. v

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The trough-like shoeB,provided on its under side with grooves, andhaving projecting from it the spring-arm and cordguide, all constructedin a single piece, and adjustable on the presser-foot by means of thescrew, as described.

HENRY HORN.

Witnesses WM. H. VALENTINE, E. FooTE.

